Essays should engage with the literature on a topic, presenting the key findings of the literature as it relates to the essay question. Essays are not places to express your opinions, at least this is not their main purpose. Why? Because by engaging with the literature you will develop new understanding, beyond what you knew when you started the essay—you will come to learn about a topic from all the research that has already been undertaken on it. Your personality comes into an essay in the way that you engage with the literature, how you structure the essay, what themes you concentrate on, how well you frame your analysis, and so on. Remember, all great writers developed their understanding from engaging with research already undertaken.

The essay introduction should ‘answer’ the question in the first 2 or 3 sentences. Don’t start an essay with a long and roundabout summary—get straight to the point. An introduction should close with a very brief list of the 4, 5, 6 or so main points that the essay covers. You may also want to put in some background in the middle of the introduction, but don’t go overboard—you are answering a specific question, not providing a general overview. The opening ‘answer’ is difficult to do; that’s why a good introduction is impressive. So make a first attempt at it, and then return to it when you’ve finished the essay, once you know the topic well. An introduction is like a brief taster for the essay, so don’t go into any detail.

Then you should have 4, 5, 6 or so main points, which expand upon the ‘answer’ with which you began the introduction. Each point should be developed in one or two clear paragraphs, step by step—take your time explaining that one point. Don’t have any half paragraphs, one-line paragraphs, or anything like that. When you have finished your point, move onto the next in a new paragraph, trying to link the two with one sentence. A good essay is like a rainbow (sorry!),...

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Your reader is tired and easily bored. It’s the dead of winter and he is curled up in front of his space heater, drinking tea, trying to get through as many applications as he possibly can tonight before he starts all over again in the morning. Your essay is the 65th he has read today, and very few have been memorable. He yearns to be entertained. He wants to see something fresh and interesting. He wants to appreciate a creative twist on the same-old essay prompts. He wants something that reads well…like a mystery novel, a juicy gossip column, or at least a well-crafted feature in the Chicago Tribune. So punch it up. One of the best ways to do this is to pay close attention to the first and last lines of the essay. The first sentence or two, especially, is worthy of your careful consideration: give your reader some reason to sit up and take notice. - See more at: http://greatcollegeadvice.com/how-to-write-the-perfect-college-essay-consider-your-audience/#sthash.OM81sOS2.dpuf
Your reader may scan your essay first, just to see if it’s worth reading carefully. Again, these essays all begin to sound the same after a while. So it’s natural to imagine your reader scanning it first to discern whether this is just one more formulaic piece about the happy poor people you served at the soup kitchen one evening, or about how you saved the big game...

...Writing the Essay
U.S. History
Organization
• Basics
– Introduction (4-5 sentences) – Body (4-6 sentences each) – Conclusion (3-5 sentences)
• Paragraphs
– Should be concise and TO THE POINT
• Avoid paragraphs that are longer than one page
• Helpful Hint
– Use a concluding sentence to each body paragraph to summarize main idea and reiterate your thesis
• **This does not differ between FRQs and DBQs
Introduction
• Length: 4-5 sentences • Be sure of what the question is asking of you
– Analyze the question, breaking it down into parts. Some people restate the question in their own words including the main points and offering a blueprint.
• • • •
Leave the reader wanting to read more of your essay. Write a thesis statement and provide a brief example Be mindful of TENSE NEVER USE THE FOLLOWING:
– – – – I, You, We, Us “In this essay” “The following will” Contractions (won’t, couldn’t, can’t, etc.)
Thesis Statement
• The thesis statement is more than a restatement of the question or a description of relevant information.
– It requires some judgment and interpretation of the evidence. – Answer a relevant question that could be asked about the topic
• Your thesis is your argument with your essay being your evidence
Thesis Statement cont’d
• Contain qualifiers that limit the statement to a precise and defensible point
– Ex/ “During the Civil War” or “In the years...

...4 Steps to an Effective Scholarship Essay
Typically speaking, the scholarship essays which students turn in are, well, to put it mildly, not that good. I'm going to generalize, but you should know this. They're typically boring, underdeveloped without sufficient details, and very unpersuasive. Remember, the scholarship essay is a piece of persuasion. The people reviewing your essay will be going through a bunch of applications, and you need to distinguish yourself. You need to make the reader care. You might be saying to yourself, “I’m not the best writer” and “There are certainly better writers out there.” You might be right but that doesn’t mean that you can’t win the scholarship and it doesn’t mean you can’t write a more persuasive scholarship essay even though your sentences might not be as perfect and pretty as the next person. How to be persuasive? Be real. Adopt a voice which is true to who you are. Does this mean that you should lapse into swear words and misspellings? No, of course not, but be truthful and real in your essay. It might be helpful to do a little freewriting to create material easily and rapidly for your essay. What is freewriting?
Freewriting
Freewriting means writing privately and writing without stopping. Just write whatever words come to your mind or whatever you want to explore at this moment. Don’t worry about...

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ESSAYWRITINGESSAY – A short literary composition of an analytical, interpretive, or reflective kind, dealing with its subject in a non-technical, limited, often unsystematic way and, usually expressive of the author’s outlook and personality.
- An attempt.
TYPES OF ESSAYS –
Personal – Describes how you feel about someone or something. YOU are at the center .
Expository – Describes or discusses a topic without directly expressing your own feelings. The SUBJECT is at the center.
Persuasive - This has a special purpose – to get someone to agree with what the writer says and even to do what the writer suggests. You begin with an idea that you have a strong opinion about. With information you also give strong dramatic and emotional reasons for what you say to persuade your audience to agree with your opinion. In this case the AUDIENCE is at the ceter.
INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH
What is an introduction paragraph?
The introduction paragraph is the first paragraph of your essay.
What does it do?
It introduces the main idea of your essay. A good opening paragraph captures the interest of your reader and tells why your topic is important.
How do I write one?
1. Write the thesis statement. The main idea of the essay is stated in a single sentence called the...

...IMPROVE YOUR WRITING
What to think about when writingessays
BASIC OUTLINE OF AN ESSAY
 Essays
will have different purposes but most
follow the same basic outline, that is:
1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
BASICS OF ESSAYWRITING INTRODUCTION
 Introduction
– introduce the topic in an
interesting way, attract the reader somehow. You
can try to catch the reader´s attention by for
example presenting som interesting/shocking
facts or by telling a personal story.
 Thesis statement – present what your essay is
about, this is what you will write about in the
body of the essay
BASICS OF ESSAYWRITING - BODY
 Body
– Here you write about the subject you
presented in your thesis statement
 Be precise and to the point, focus your text on
what you are supposed to write about, do not
ramble on about irrelevant things
BASICS OF ESSAYWRITING - CONCLUSION
 Finish
your essay by bringing closure to the
reader.
 In the conclusion you could for example:
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Summarize what you have stated in your essay
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End with a personal reflection, personal
recommendation
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End with a “twist”
STRUCTURE
 Divide
your text in different paragraphs
 Each paragraph should deal with one idea
 Each paragraph...

...﻿Writing a TOK Essay
It is important that you examine what the question is asking of you to do this you must understand each part of the question Thus one of the first stages of writing a TOK essay is to “unpack the title.”
Complete the table below regarding your essay question:
Unpacking the Essay Title:
Question title: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Essay Type: What is the essay asking you to do?
Key words and phrases:
Contestable concepts:
Ambiguous terms:
Action terms:
Assumptions in the title:
Rephrase the title in your words to check your understanding:
Identify the knowledge question:
Which AoK and/or WoK and/or facts about knower(s) will you consider?
How will you examine the implications of the knowledge question(s) and challenge the assumptions in the question?
Analyse and argue: provide effective counterclaims, counter-arguments and counter-examples to support them. What different perspectives will you consider?
What conclusion does all the above mean you come to?
Examining the Assessment Criteria
Assessment Criterion
Ideas to address this criterion
(Examine page 18-20 of TOK:...

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By: Agha Zohaib Khan
Introduction to EssayWriting
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What is Essay?
The Word Essay means to Attempt.
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Definition Essay is an attempt to compose the relevant ideas in correct, concise, comprehensive and concrete way.
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Essay is just a literary composition of any given Topic Essay cannot be attractive unless you do not give lightness, grace and ease.
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Selecting The Topic for Essay
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There will be two types of Topics
1. General Topics: “We have to specify” (Example: Pakistan) 2. Specific Topics: “already specified” (Example: Politics in Pakistan)
Note: There is no any rule of restriction to choose the topic, it is totally depend on your understanding with the topic.
*Although General Topics are more easier than Specific
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Select Topic for Essay
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Energy Crisis in Pakistan Status of women in Islam Indifference of Attitude Being a child is no child’s play My views about Politics Poverty of our Civil Society Choose the subject you know the best.
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Understanding of Topic
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Words of Topic are very important in order to recognize the real sense.
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